Hayne in doubt as Eels go down 38-24

Despite the poor performances of the Eels, they posted a crowd of 12,135 at Parramatta Stadium for the Friday Night fixture.

Daniel Tupou was the stand out for the Roosters who were in second gear for most of the contest. He crossed the whitewash twice, his first eight minutes into the match. James Maloney provided the cross-field kick for Tupou to reach out in the corner. Roosters with an early 6-0 lead.

The Eels made use of the consecutive penalties to post consecutive tries inside four minutes. Ken Sio and Jake Mullaney added their names to the scorers sheet with solid running through the Roosters defenece. 20 minutes gone at Parramatta Stadium, Eels with a shock lead of 12-6.

It did not take long for the Roosters to hit back as they scored three tries leading into half time. The first through as Martin Kennedy scored an easy four-pointer as he strolled through the Eels defenders. The game locked up with Maloney's conversion at 12-all.

Another simple misread from the Eels defence saw Roger Tuivasa-Sheck dart away to the corner on the right side. The final minutes of the first half came through Daniel Tupou has he posted his second try thanks to a short pass assist from Michael Jennings.

The Roosters held a 24-12 lead over the Eels at half time.

A controversial call came shortly after half time as Jarryd Hayne was awarded a four-pointer by the video referee. The controversy came as replays showed Chris Sandow threw a blatant forward pass to Matt Ryan who provided the offload for Hayne. The Eels closed the points differential to six points, 24-18.

Young gun, Peni Terepo gave the Parramatta side hope for victory with a simply charge through the Roosters defence to barge over. Chris Sandow with the conversion attempt slot the extras and made it to two points the difference with 7 minutes to play.

Terepo's try was all for nothing as the Roosters secured victory with two late tries inside three minutes. Anthony Minichello bolted down field as he picked up a failed chip and chase from Chris Sandow to score. In the same play, Jarryd Hayne went down with a right hamstring injury which saw him eventually be assisted off the field.

There is concern for the Eels and NSW Blues outside back who will have scans on his hamstring to verify the injury.

The final wound came through Shaun Kenny-Dowall as he dived over the goal line as the Eels turned over possession on their own line. The Roosters weren't at their best as they only just did enough to defeat the Eels, 38-24.

A controversial call came shortly after half time as Jarryd Hayne was awarded a four-pointer by the video referee. The controversy came as replays showed Chris Sandow threw a blatant forward pass to Matt Ryan who provided the offload for Hayne. The Eels closed the points differential to six points, 24-18.

Young gun, Peni Terepo gave the Parramatta side hope for victory with a simply charge through the Roosters defence to barge over. Chris Sandow with the conversion attempt slot the extras and made it to two points the difference with 7 minutes to play.

Terepo's try was all for nothing as the Roosters secured victory with two late tries inside three minutes. Anthony Minichello bolted down field as he picked up a failed chip and chase from Chris Sandow to score. In the same play, Jarryd Hayne went down with a right hamstring injury which saw him eventually be assisted off the field.

There is concern for the Eels and NSW Blues outside back who will have scans on his hamstring to verify the injury.

The final wound came through Shaun Kenny-Dowall as he dived over the goal line as the Eels turned over possession on their own line. The Roosters weren't at their best as they only just did enough to defeat the Eels, 38-24.

3 min: Penalty to the Eels to help them out of the their own half. Sandow kicks, 30m out now

5 min:Jacob Loko ended up with the ball on the last tackle and he was forced to grubber kick for the corner as he was set on by the defence. It all ends with no points, a scrum packs for the Roosters as a result.

6 min: Penalty to the Roosters for a slow release in the ruck, Roosters march up to halfway

7 min: VIDEO REFEREE for the Roosters, Daniel Toupou has scored in the corner. Looked okay live

12 min: Forward pass ruled as Tupou charged into the line. Scrum feed packs for the Eels 35 metres out

13 min: Penalty to the Eels from the scrum on the first tackle. They take the tap and attack inside 20 metres from the Roosters goal line

14 min: VIDEO REFEREE for the Eels, Ken Sio has scored but we are looking at the touchline and grounding

15 min:TRY PARRAMATTA EELS Scored by Ken Sio. Conversion attempt by Chris Sandow successful.Ken Sio has been awarded the try by the video referee as the Eels spread it quickly to the left side of the field. Sio dived in the corner and planted the ball down one-handed. Chris Sandow with a curving strike from the touchline added the two points6 all

16 min: Penalty to the Eels as the Roosters fail to clear the ruck. Eels attack on halfway

16 min:Jake Friend is penalised for a hand on the ball after the held call. The Eels with back to back penalties sees them 20 metres from the Roosters goal line

19 min:TRY PARRAMATTA EELS Scored by Jake Mullaney. Conversion attempt by Chris Sandow successful.Jake Mullaney has strolled through the Roosters defence with a beautiful dummy pass, the Roosters on the back foot as they conceded back to back penalties. Chris Sandow with the conversion from next to the uprights was successfulParramatta Eels 12-6

21 min:Peni Terepo gives away a penalty for a hand on the ball in the tackle. Roosters attack from the free kick 20 metres out from the Eels try line

41 min: Penalty to the Roosters against Matt Ryan for being offside at the play off the ball

43 min:Mitchell Pearce's kick on the last tackle is missed by the Roosters chasers in goal, 20 metre restart for the Eels

43 min: VIDEO REFEREE for the Eels, Jarryd Hayne has gone over. We have a TRY, looking at at knock on

45 min:TRY PARRAMATTA EELS Scored by Jarryd Hayne. Conversion attempt by Chris Sandow successful.Jarryd Hayne is awarded his try after no knock on was detected as Matt Ryan offloaded back to him to dive over. The question in the try saw Chris Sandow throw a forward pass to Ryan, but it has been missed by all officials. Chris Sandow converts to close the gap to 6 pointsSydney Roosters 24-18

49 min: Penalty to the Roosters for the Eels ruled offside at the mouth of the post goals. Roosters attack 30 metres from their own line

65 min: Mistake from Michael Jennings gives up possession and the Eels attack 20 metres out from the line with a scrum

69 min: Matt Ryan is out, penalty for a high shot comes. SBW with the high shot in the tackle

72 min:TRY PARRAMATTA EELS Scored by Peni Terepo. Conversion attempt by Chris Sandow successful.Peni Terepo simply charged through the Roosters defence and stepped over next to the posts. Chris Sandow with the conversion attempt slot the extras and made it to two points the difference. Sydney Roosters 26-24